Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Main text scribe 2 - Square

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Main text scribe 2 - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Yemenite
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Very slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
22 Jun 2026, 9:27 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Main text scribe 2 - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2017/ on 2026-08-19.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Justification - #49475
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49466
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49468
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49451
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49470
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49467
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49474
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49425
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49463
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49465
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49473
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49422
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49453
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49462
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49457
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49461
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49471
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49472
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49460
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49464
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49410
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49411
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49447
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49419
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49413
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49432
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49429
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Letter - #49416
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 958: Nexus - #49469
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